Figure wheeled toy.



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"FIGURE WHEELED TOY. APPLICATION FILED DEC- 5| 1916.

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To all whom it may concern:

JOHN HUGLER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. v

FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

Be it known that I, JOHN HUGLER, a citizen of Switzerland, residing atPhiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FigureWheeled Toys,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in toys, the object of theinvention being to provide a wheeled toy, which supports a rotary basketor similar receptacle containing dolls or other figures, and which issupported on rollers and caused to revolve by means of a friction wheelsecured to" turn with the axle -;of the toy.

A further object is to provide a'toy of the character stated, which isneat and ornamental in appearance, which can be manufactured and sold ata reasonably low price, and which.will be strong and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating my improved toy, and forclearness omitting the figures from the basket. Fig. 2 is a view intransverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, the basket and the figurestherein being shownin elevation.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, thebase of the basketil and the roller being shown in elevation, an

Fig. 4 is a view in longitudinal section on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

1 represents a platform having bearing brackets 2 secured to its lowerface at its sides, and in which bearing brackets, a relatively largeaxle 3 is mounted to turn. The

ends of the axle 3 are reduced as shown at 4, and are secured in anyapproved manner within wheels 5, said wheels being adapted to run alongthe ground and revolve the axle.

6 represents a basket having a relatively heavy base 7 which ispreferably circular in form and which is secured by a bolt 8 to platform1 The bolt 8 is secured centrally in base 7, has rotary mounting in anopening 9 in platform 1, and on its lower screwthreaded end is providedwith a nut 10 and Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

Application filed December 16,1916. Serial No. 137,847.

j the necessary adjustment as will more fully hereinafter appear.

A friction wheel 12, preferably having a friction surface 13, is securedto the axle 3,

'- projects through a slot 1 1 in platform 1 and bears against theunderface of, base 7. Platform 1 is provided with a plurality,preferably two, of recesses 15 in its upper face, and in these recessesbrackets 17 are secured by screws 18, the brackets 17 supporting rollers18*, and these rollers are located radially with relation to the bolt 8so that they cooperate with the friction wheel 12 in supporting the base7 elevated above platform 1.

By adjusting the nut 10, the base 7 can be drawn down upon rollers 18and friction wheel 12 with suflicient pressure to insure the properaction, and by providing a plurality ofrotary supports for the base 7,the

basket is held in a horizontal position without wabbling, and can beeasily revolved.

In the basket 6, 1 preferably locate dolls or other figures 19 which aresecured in any approved manner, and which add materially to theattractiveness of the toy. A handle 20 is secured to one end of platform1, and is adapted to be utilized as a pulling or pushing means to movethe toy over the ground.

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairlyfall within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: I p

1. A toy of the character stated, compris ing a platform having anopening and a longitudinal slot therein, a receptacle, a bolt secured tothe receptacle and extending through the opening in the platform, anaxle below the platform, wheels secured to and supporting the axle, afriction wheel on the axle projecting through the slot in the platformand engaging the underface of the receptacle at one side of the bolt,rollers radially arranged relative to the bolt, said rollers projectingabove the surface of the platform the same distance as the frictionwheel and cooperating with the friction Wheel to support the receptaclein a horizontal position, and a nut on said boltbelow the platformpermitting adjustment of the receptacle against the friction wheel andthe said rollers.

2. A toy of the character stated, comprising a platform having anopening and a slot therein, said platform having a plurality of radialrecesses in its upper face, brackets secured in the recesses, rollerssupported by the brackets, an axle supporting the platform, wheelssecured to and supporting the axle, a friction wheel secured to the axleextending through the slot in the platform, said rollers and frictionwheel extending the mas a e mitting adjustment of the receptacle verti-ecally relative to the rollers and the friction wheel. y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HUGLER. Witnesses ELEANOR F. MURRAY, WILLIAM CONWAY.

